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Hotels

Margaritaville’s Lessons for Lifestyle Hotels

Good morning from Skift. It's Tuesday, July 5 in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Tom Lowry | 2 years ago

Tour Operators

Ukraine’s Neighbors Still Attracting Tourists Despite War Raging Nearby

Traveler fears, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, about the danger of the Ukraine War spreading have lessened, allowing for tourism's recovery in Eastern Europe to continue. Industry stakeholders still have to vigilantly reassure and educate travelers about the safety of their destinations.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Airlines

Wizz Air Looks to Middle East for Further Expansion

Wizz Air's announcement of a move into Abu Dhabi was certainly eye-catching, but we maybe shouldn't expect anything similar elsewhere. Rather, the airline seems to be happy just moving into those markets like Armenia, Georgia, and Israel that had previously been underserved.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 4 years ago

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Airlines

American Airlines Announces New International Routes, Including Its First-Ever Service to Africa

American Airlines is launching five new routes that expand its international network, including service to Casablanca, Tel Aviv, and Krakow.

American Airlines + Skift | 5 years ago

Tourism

What It Means to Be an Emerging Destination in New Europe: A Sofia Deep Dive

While destinations with overtourism issues are getting a lot of attention, other cities are emerging as new frontiers for tourism. Sofia, Bulgaria, is one of those cities with a unique opportunity to declare to the world what it wants to be as a destination, and to define a vision and strategy for how tourism can develop sustainably.

Rebecca Stone, Skift | 6 years ago

Business Travel

Contiki’s Western Europe Tours Are Popular But Eastern Europe Is on the Rise

Contiki doesn't think millennials, which tend to be an open-minded demographic, are too concerned about sporadic terrorism incidents in Europe but we'll let the data speak for itself later this year.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 7 years ago

Tourism

Off-Beat European Countries Get Popular With American and Chinese Travelers

This confirms U.S. travelers want something different when exploring Europe, and increasingly they're venturing to countries not known as tourism hotbeds. It's also noteworthy Chinese travelers follow this trend too, since they're still a relatively immature market looking to check off Europe's famous sites.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

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